Art Windsor-Essex respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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Love Languages
June 20, 2024 - September 22, 2024
Second Floor
Love Languages is a group exhibition that equates artistic production to love. The artworks in the exhibition are all connected through language, text and graphic icons that convey profound meanings. The artists – including Jaime Angelopoulos, Joi T. Arcand, Michael Belmore, Susan Blight, David Bobier, Erika DeFreitas, Ed Janzen + Collette Broeders, Laura Moore, Sanaz Mazinani and Mani Mazinani, Anne Riley – each assigned their work a quality that aligns with their intentions. The five love languages are a means to understand ourselves and how we want to give and receive love. This exhibition questions, what are the artists’ motives and artistic drivers and who is the intended audience? Are you attracted to a particular work because it speaks to you and how you want to be loved?
This exhibition is about love, which is at the heart of every creation.
Words of affirmation: This love language involves expressing love and appreciation through verbal or written affirmations, such as compliments, praise, and love notes.
Quality time: This love language involves giving someone your undivided attention and spending time together doing activities you both enjoy.
Receiving gifts: This love language involves expressing love through gifts, whether they are small or significant. It’s not about the gift’s value, but rather the thought and effort behind it.
Acts of service: This love language involves expressing love through actions, such as doing chores, cooking a meal, or helping out with tasks.
Physical touch: This love language involves expressing love through physical touch, such as hugs, holding hands, or cuddling.